Editing Lúthien and Beren (section)

=== Vision and imprisonment ===

Lúthien had a vision of Beren lying suffering in the pits of [[Sauron]], Lord of Werewolves. Her mother told her that Beren was captive in [[Sauron]]'s dungeons. Lúthien decided to save Beren, asking Daeron for help, but he betrayed her to Thingol. Thingol then had her guarded in the high branches of a beech tree. Daeron was filled with remorse; Lúthien forgave him and devised a plan to escape. She enchanted her hair into a cloak to lull her guards to sleep,<!--Silm. p. 172--> and ran from her prison.<ref name="ch19" group=T/>

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On her way to rescue Beren, she found Huan, the Hound of [[Valinor]], and was taken to his master Celegorm. He, plotting to force her to marry him, offered to help her, asking her to follow him to [[Nargothrond]]. When she arrived, Celegorm held her hostage and forbade her to talk to anyone else. Huan took pity on her, betraying his master, and freed her. Huan was granted the power to speak, and together they escaped from Nargothrond.<ref name="ch19" group=T/>

They came to Sauron's Isle, and Lúthien sang a call to Beren. He answered, but Sauron heard her song and sent wolves to slay Huan, but Huan killed them, one by one. Finally, Sauron transformed himself into the most powerful of all werewolves and went out. Huan flinched, but Lúthien smothered Sauron's lunge in her enchanted cloak. Sauron changed into different shapes, but Huan bested him. Lúthien forced Sauron to surrender the keys of his tower; he fled in the shape of a vampire<!--Silm p. 175-->.<ref name="ch19" group=T/> Lúthien destroyed the Tower. Finding the seemingly dead Beren, she fell down beside him in grief, but with the rising sun he awoke and they were reunited. Huan returned to Celegorm.<ref name="ch19" group=T/>